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Group Dinner
SAMPLE: Next group dinner: Thursday January 6th
at 7:30 pm at Galanga on lower State Street.
Please sign up before Jan 6th 16:00
To sign up write your name below here (click on Edit on the right up corner and then Save), indicating:
-if you have a car and how many extra seats you can offer
-if you need a ride
-the number of additional people coming with you
Richard (need a ride)
Matt (can drive and take 3 others)
Dan (need a ride and then back to KITP after)
Lilia (need a ride. Returning to Goleta after)
Marta (need a ride, staying in SB after)
if we do not have enough cars, we'll take together the bus 24X that stops in front of KITP (at 6:35pm)
Area Restaurants
Arnoldi's Cafe - Little Italian restaurant in historic stone building from 1930's with seating and bocce ball out back. Beachside Bar & Cafe, down the hill from KITP overlooking Goleta beach. The Boathouse - Seafood place right on Hendry's beach. Brewhouse - Pretty much what you expect - beer and hearty food. For large groups, they require a pre-selected menu with only 4 entree choices. Carlitos - Nice Mexican restaurant on State Street. Edomasa - Sushi. Olio Pizzeria - Highest rated pizza place in town, but kind of pricey (up to $20 for individual pie). Opal - California/Fusion. Trattoria Vittoria - Italian. Will only take large groups either early (before 5:30) or late (after 8:00). MORE
Beach Barbecue
Goleta Beach, a short walk from KITP, has barbecue pits that you can use. Reservations are usually not required unless you have a very large group and need a certain area. Please note: beach bonfiresare not permitted anywhere in Santa Barbara County. (They are only permitted in certain places anywhere in California.)
Sedgwick Reserve, a part of the UC Natural Reserve System, offers public hikes mornings on the second Saturday of each month from fall to late spring, weather permitting. Located in the Santa Ynez Valley, you may choose your degree of difficulty (easy, moderate, or strenuous.) You must register in advance online. This Reserve is unique also as it is the site of the Byrne Observatory, housing a 0.8m telescope, one of those in the Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network.
Visit more than 30 art venues, talk with artists, view exhibits, listen to live music, and create art yourself. Downtown S.B. will once again open its doors to the public with 1st Thursday, a celebration of arts and culture. You are sure to find an evening full of entertainment as you visit over 30 art venues to talk with artists, watch demonstrations, view exhibits, listen to live music, and create a little art yourself.
It’s one of Santa Barbara’s best summer traditions….. come find out first-hand what brings up to 5,000 people down to Chase Palm Park on Thursday nights during the months of June, July and August! Make sure that you dust off your dancing shoes, pack up a picnic dinner and your friends and family, and come celebrate summer and some great free music concerts in Santa Barbara’s beautiful Chase Palm Park! Located right on Cabrillo Blvd. along the gorgeous Santa Barbara waterfront. Don’t miss it!
The Met: Live in HD
The Metropolitan Opera broadcasts HD simulcasts of operas to movie theaters all over the world. The live performances are Saturday matinees in New York, so they start here at 9:55am and are shown locally at the historic Arlington Theater in downtown SB and, in a smaller venue at Hahn Hall at the Music Academy of the West in Montecito. It will be rebroadcast again at Hahn Hall at 6:00pm on Saturday and at 2:00pm on Sunday.
Jazz & Folk Music
SB has but one place that features jazz and folk: SOhO Restaurant & Music Club .They have decent food if you want to eat before/during a performance.
Sport Activities
SAMPLE:
Anyone interested in swimming/running (maybe biking if nice bikes available for renting) or playing some sports like table tennis or soccer at the Rec.Cen. of UCSB !? Drop a line here or pop up at my office
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Group Dinner
SAMPLE:Next group dinner: Thursday January 6th
at 7:30 pm at Galanga on lower State Street.
Please sign up before Jan 6th 16:00
To sign up write your name below here (click on Edit on the right up corner and then Save), indicating:
-if you have a car and how many extra seats you can offer
-if you need a ride
-the number of additional people coming with you
Richard (need a ride)
Matt (can drive and take 3 others)
Dan (need a ride and then back to KITP after)
Lilia (need a ride. Returning to Goleta after)
Marta (need a ride, staying in SB after)
if we do not have enough cars, we'll take together the bus 24X that stops in front of KITP (at 6:35pm)
Area Restaurants
Arnoldi's Cafe - Little Italian restaurant in historic stone building from 1930's with seating and bocce ball out back.Beachside Bar & Cafe, down the hill from KITP overlooking Goleta beach.
The Boathouse - Seafood place right on Hendry's beach.
Brewhouse - Pretty much what you expect - beer and hearty food. For large groups, they require a pre-selected menu with only 4 entree choices.
Carlitos - Nice Mexican restaurant on State Street.
Edomasa - Sushi.
Olio Pizzeria - Highest rated pizza place in town, but kind of pricey (up to $20 for individual pie).
Opal - California/Fusion.
Trattoria Vittoria - Italian. Will only take large groups either early (before 5:30) or late (after 8:00).
MORE
Beach Barbecue
Goleta Beach, a short walk from KITP, has barbecue pits that you can use. Reservations are usually not required unless you have a very large group and need a certain area. Please note: beach bonfires are not permitted anywhere in Santa Barbara County. (They are only permitted in certain places anywhere in California.)Hiking around Santa Barbara
Local Events
1st Thursday
Music:
2012 Concerts in the Park
The Met: Live in HD
Jazz & Folk Music
Sport Activities
SAMPLE:Santa Barbara Theaters
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